Two arrested on burglary, possession charges

Two Stuttgart men are behind bars after being arrested on residential burglary, possession of a controlled substance and theft of property charges.

Jaron K. Prim, 23, and Kenzell Hobbs, 18, were arrested at approximately 3:30 p.m. Thursday after officers found the men’s vehicle stuck in a yard in the 1000 block of West 22nd. As officers were talking with the men about their gray Ford Taurus being stuck a man that lived in the neighborhood came outside of his home and told officers his house had been broke into.

Stuttgart Police Department Ptl. George Bethell arrived on the scene and stood with the suspects while other officers searched the area finding a small flat screen television next to the neighbor’s privacy fence. A laptop was also found along with a trash bag full of other items. The victim said his back door had been busted and someone had stolen several shotguns, rifles a pellet gun and a trash can, according to SPD Ptl. Cody Eason. Once contact was made with the man’s neighbor the officers found stolen items on that side of the fence. The victim witnessed a black male throw something over his fence.

Prim and Hobbs were placed into custody, according to SPD Lt. Landers Austin and the vehicle was then searched. Officers found in plain view a bag of what appeared to marijuana, a grey glove matching one found in the victim’s yard and inside the trunk a white trash can was found that the victim identified as his.

Neighbors said they witnessed the vehicle in the area the day before and officers went to the suspect’s home after getting a written consent to search, accoring to SPD Criminal Investigation Division Det. Kim Garza. The officers found other stolen guns and they seized a Dell computer, a Toshiba television, a .22 caliber revolver, a Sanyo digital camera, a HP computer and keyboard along with a scope and a carbine.

“We recovered all the items that were stolen from the residence,” Eason wrote in his report.

Hobbs and Prim were transported to the Arkansas County Detention Center and are being held at this time with no bond, according to Garza.